Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-25
IMMENSE GAS PROJECT.
An Ordinance to Be introduced in Coun-
Gil Tonight to Have Natural Gas
Piped to Springfield.
The Great Cranberry Marsh Well in
Mercer County to supply the CITY
The Scheme in Fun, with Some
Explanations.

tive matter has been published on the sub
ject of introducing natural gas into Spring
field by pipeline.
Appended is a verbatim copy Of an or
dance which has been drafted for introduc-
ton in council tonight, granting the South
western Natural Gas and Petroleum Oil
company, OF Dayton, the right to lay and
maintain pipes in this city. The project
briefly, is TO pipe the gas from
the great Cranberry Marsh well
in Mercer county, to this city. a
distance OF about forty-five miles. The we'll
has capacity Of Q. 900. 900 cubic feet day
three times that of the famous Karg well
at Findlay. The plan is necessarily As yet
in a immature shape. but the project con-
templates the piping of the gas through
Lima, PiQua, Troy, Dayton, Springfield
and possibly Urbana. A valve Is TO be
placed at the edge of the city where the
supply pipe enters the town, SO that all gas
over and above a certain pressure would
| harmlessly eccape.
The ordinance TO be introduced tonight Is
Is follows:
An Ordinance
Gas and Petroleum Oil company the right
and privilege to lay, maintain and operate
gas pipes in the city of Springfield, Ohio,
for heating and power purposes.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the city
council of the city of Springfield, that sub
Ject to the terms, conditions and provisions
or this ordinance, there Is hereby granted to
the Southwestern Ohio Natural Gas and Pc
troleum Oil company, its successors and as
signs, the right of way along, through and
under the streets. avenues, lanes, alleys and
public places in said city, for the purpose OF
laying, constructing, maintaining and using
and operating one or more lines OF gas
mains, and branch pipes. with necessary
feeders. service pipes, drips and other de-
vices necessary for the successful operation
of said lines and pipes in the conducting,
supplying and delivering natural or pro
duced gas to consumers thereof for heating
and power purposes.
SEC. III. Whenever such company or cor
poration shall desire to lay down, relay or
extend their gas pipes through any of the
streets. alleys, avenues or public places Of
said city. application for that purpose shall
be made to the city civil engineer of said
city, and permission therefor obtained In
writing before making any excavations or
doing any other work in that connection,
and all excavations made and ali work done
under the power and authority conferred by
this ordinance on the streets, alleys, ave
nues and public places OF said city, shall be
under the direction of the city civil en-
giueer and the approval of said engineer
and the city council of said city.
SEC. Ill. Such company or corporation
shall not open or incumber more of any
street, avenue, alley. lane or public place at
any one time than may be necessary to enable
1t 10 proceed with advantage in laying such
main. feeder or service pipe, more than
shall have been previously authorized by
the permit in writing obtained
from the city civil engineer;
nor shall said company or cor
pOratiOn permit any such street. alley.
avenue. lane or public place to remain open
or encumbered for a longer period than
may be reasonably necessary to execute the
work for which the same shall have been
opened, nor without putting up and MAIN
| tanning the necessary barriers and lights,
SO As to effec.ually prevent the occurrence
OF accidents in consequence of such open
ing or encumbering of such street, alley,
avenue. lane or public place.
SEC. Nv. Whenever such company or cor
poration shall open ground in any street,
alley, lane, avenue, or public place, it
shall forthwith, after laying such main,
pipes etc. in the same, restore the pave
ment, sidewalk and ground to a condition
equally good as before at its own expense,
and said company shall also at its own eX-
pense put and keep any portion of the
street, pavement, planking or macadamiZing
removed by il for such purposes, in as good
condition as the street was before such
work or removal, and shall keep the same
In As good condition for one year thereafter.
Ii said company or corporation shall fail To
do any of the work required by this sec
ton. within reasonable time, the same
may be done by said city and the said com
pany OF corporation shall be liable for the
cost thereof.
SEC. V. Snch company or corporation
shall do no permanent injury TO any street,
sidewalk, alley, avenue or public place, or
in any manner unnecessarily disturb or in
| terfere with any water or gas mains, or any
sewer that is laid by said city or any other
authorized persons, company or corpora
| ton; also said Southwestern Ohio Natural
Gas and Petroleum Oil company shall save
said City of Springfield harmless from any
and all damage or injury which it may at
any time incur by reason of any eXcava-
| tlOl tidt Siidil uc W IL uiauS uHuCl NhA7
ordinance or by reason of conducting the
natural gas through the streets, alleys
lanes and public places in said city, by said
company or corporation, for its use or the
uses as aforesaid.
SEC. VI. Whenever the city council OF
! the city Of Springfield shall determine to
pave or otherwise improve any of the
streets, allevs, lanes or public places of said
city, said company or corporation shall, il
required so to do by ordinance of said city,
| lay down its mains and service pipes III and
along the property so tC be improved al
such times As the said council may direct
SEC. VII. The Southwestern Ohio Nat
ural Gas and Petroleum Oil company. its
successors or assigns, shall make connection
| with the mains or branch lines, and lay
service pipes for furnishing natural gas tC
consumers adjacent to said lines who may
desire to Use the same, provided that in the
opinion of the said city council the amount
of gas consumed by such parties will justi'
| fy the laying of said pipes and making said
connections. Said service pipes to be laid
| by said company to the curb line on al
streets Ol avenues without expense TO said
parties desiring to use the same.
| SEC. VIII. Should said the Southwestern
Ohio Natural Gas and Petroleum Oil com
pany, its successors or assigns, neglect Ol
fail to prosecute with reasonable diligence
the work of bringing natural gas to Spring
field for the foregoing purposes. and fail Il
furnish supply of the same by the firs
day of January, A. ID. 1889, the franchise:
and privileges herein granted may, by {
resolution duly passed by said city counci
be declared forfeited. when all rights herein
granted shall by said forfeiture cease anC